芒果

Chinese

		phonetic	fruit; result
trad. (芒果)		芒	果
simp. #(芒果)		芒	果
alternative forms		杧果 𣙷果 檬果

Etymology

From a Southeast Asian language, perhaps Malay mangga or a Tai word (Wei, 2000). The second character 果 (guǒ, “fruit”) is a phono-semantic matching or a literal translation.

First attested in 廣東通志初稿 [1535] (Yang, 1987):

芒果，種傳外國，實大如鵝子狀，生則酸，熟則甜，惟新會、香山有之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

---

芒果，种传外国，实大如鹅子状，生则酸，熟则甜，惟新会、香山有之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

Mángguǒ, zhǒng chuán wàiguó, shí dà rú ézǐ zhuàng, shēng zé suān, shú zé tián, wéi Xīnhuì, Xiāngshān yǒu zhī. [Pinyin]

(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): mángguǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mang² go³

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mong¹ gwo²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): mong¹ go²

• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): mong¹ guo³
• Jin (Wiktionary): mon¹ gue²
• Eastern Min (BUC): mòng-guō
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bông-kó

  (Teochew, Peng'im): mang⁵ guê²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶maon-ku

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mángguǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mángguǒ
    • Wade–Giles: mang²-kuo³
    • Yale: máng-gwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mangguoo
    • Palladius: манго (mango)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: mang² go³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: manggo
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maŋ²¹ ko⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong¹ gwo²
    • Yale: mōng gwó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong¹ gwo²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong¹ guo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: mong¹ go²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbɔŋ³³ kᵘɔ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: mong¹ guo³
    • Sinological IPA: /mɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuo³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: mon¹ gue²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /mɒ̃¹¹ kuɤ⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: mòng-guō
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mouŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(k-)ŋuo³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kinmen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bông-kó
    • Tâi-lô: bông-kó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bongkoir
    • IPA (Kinmen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹² ko⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ko⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mang⁵ guê²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mâng kué
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶maon-ku
    • MiniDict: maon^去 ku
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³maan-ku
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mɑ̃²² ku⁴⁴/

Noun

芒果

芒果

1. mango (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 m c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 芒果 (“mango”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		芒果
Taxonomic name		芒果
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	芒果
	Malaysia	芒果
	Singapore	芒果
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	芒果
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	芒果
	Xuzhou	芒果
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	芒果
	Ürümqi	芒果
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	芒果
	Wuhan	芒果
	Guiyang	芒果
	Guilin	芒果
	Liuzhou	芒果
	Nanning (Wuming)	芒果
	Kokang	罵木
	Reshuitang (Longling)	มะม่วง
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	มะม่วง
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	มะม่วง
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	芒果
Cantonese	Guangzhou	芒果
	Hong Kong	芒果
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	芒果
	Taishan	芒果
	Dongguan	芒果
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	芒果
	Xinyi	酸桃
	Maoming (Xinpo)	仙桃
	Nanning	芒果
	Rongxian	芒果
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	芒果
	Singapore (Guangfu)	芒果
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	芒果
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	芒果
	Betong (Rongxian)	芒果
Hakka	Meixian	芒果
	Dabu (Xihe)	芒果
	Jiexi	芒果
	Luhe	芒果 yellow, 檨仔 green
	Pinghe (Jiufeng)	檨
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	檨仔
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	番檨
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	檨仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	番檨
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	番檨
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	番檨
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	番檨
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	檨仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	檨
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	檨仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	檨仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	檨仔
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	仙桃
	Sabah (Longchuan)	芒果
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	芒果
	Senai (Huiyang)	芒果
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	檨
Huizhou	Jixi	芒果
Jin	Taiyuan	芒果
	Xinzhou	芒果
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	番檨, 芒果
	Fuqing	番檨
Southern Min	Xiamen	檨仔
	Quanzhou	檨仔
	Jinjiang	檨仔
	Zhangzhou	檨仔
	Pinghe	檨仔
	Zhao'an	檨
	Taipei	檨仔
	Taipei (Wanhua)	檨仔
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	檨仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	檨仔
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	檨仔
	Kaohsiung	檨仔
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	檨仔
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	檨仔
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	檨仔
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	檨仔
	Yilan	檨仔
	Yilan (Luodong)	檨仔
	Yilan (Toucheng)	檨仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	檨仔
	Changhua (Yongjing)	檨仔
	Taichung	檨仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	檨仔
	Tainan	檨仔
	Tainan (Anping)	檨仔
	Taitung	檨仔
	Hsinchu	檨仔
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	檨仔
	Kinmen	檨仔, 芒果
	Penghu (Magong)	檨仔
	Penghu (Xiyu)	檨仔
	Penang (Hokkien)	檨仔
	Singapore (Hokkien)	檨, 檨仔
	Manila (Hokkien)	檨仔
	Pingnan (Sijie)	芒果
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	芒果
	Lechang (Tatou)	芒果
	Yingde (Yuzui)	芒果
	Yunan (Liantan)	芒果
	Chaozhou	檨, 芒果
	Shantou	檨, 芒果
	Shantou (Chenghai)	檨
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	檨
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	檨仔
	Jieyang	檨
	Haifeng	檨
	Bangkok (Teochew)	檨
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	芒果
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	檨
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	檨囝
	Singapore (Teochew)	檨
	Pontianak (Teochew)	檨
	Leizhou	仙桃
	Maoming (Xiadong, Dianbai)	仙桃
	Wenchang	芒果
	Haikou	芒果
	Qionghai	芒果
	Singapore (Hainanese)	檨
Puxian Min	Putian	臺灣檨
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	臺灣檨, 芒果
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	臺灣檨
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	臺灣檨
	Xianyou	臺灣檨
	Xianyou (Fengting)	臺灣檨
	Xianyou (Youyang)	臺灣檨
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	芒果
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	芒果
Wu	Shanghai	芒果
	Danyang	芒果
	Hangzhou	芒果
	Jinhua	芒果

Derived terms

• 小腰芒果 (xiǎoyāo mángguǒ)
• 芒果布丁 (mángguǒ bùdīng)
• 芒果布甸 (mángguǒ bùdiàn)
• 芒果汁 (mángguǒzhī)
• 芒果臺／芒果台 (Mángguǒtái)

 

Related terms

• 澳芒 (àománg)
• 腰芒 (yāománg)

Descendants

• ⇒ Zhuang: makmanghgoj

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芒	果
マンゴー
Hyōgai (ateji)	Grade: 4 (ateji)
irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 芒果 – see the following entry.

【マンゴー】 [noun] mango (fruit)

(This term, 芒果, is an alternative spelling (ateji) of the above term.)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as マンゴー.
• The kanji form is phonetic ateji (当て字) taken from Chinese 芒果 (mángguǒ).